Julie gasped, How did you know? She giggled. Wow, she hadn't done that in a while. She replied with a sigh, I guess we'll just have to do nothing and hope I learned my lesson. Her eyes twinkled, she had definitly not learned her lesson.

Julie shrugged, Thank goodness I'm the only witch or wizard at the orphanage. I don't know if I could stand someone reporting back to Mary about what I do. She shivered in mock fear.

Julie busted out laughing, Woah. You just turned into a little kid. You even whined! She doubled over laughing not caring that she said she had banted to bash some heads in. Reaching up, Juliet put a soft hand on Mina's shoulder, My girl, you have violent tendencies. She laughed all the harder when she stuck her tongue out at thin air. Yes. Let's buy every bit of candy we can. That'll show 'em. As well as give us a massive stomach ache, she thought but didn't voice aloud.

A freak? No. An excepitonally bright girl. You are anything but a freak. Julie flipped her hair back as she stood straight again. She blew out a breath. Whew. Laughing is exhausting. She smiled at the girl, Me? Something about me makes you feel young again? I will defintely take that as a compliment.

She followed after Mina who suddenly took off. She had to jog to catch up. She opened the door and the warm air blew in their faces.

Rhea squinted against the bright glare of the sun.
"Well that's no good, you haven't really been to Hogsmeade then have you? You have onl y walked the streets."
She adjusted the bags on her hand and pulled him along in the direction of the Three Broomsticks.
"It's this way, come on."

Irial grinned and let her pull him through the streets towards wherever it was that they were going. "Well, I'm glad I've got you for a guide, Rhea," he said, smiling at the young girl.

He really liked Rhea, she was a good friend. But, as he glanced down at their hands that were once again clasped, he thought that he might be spending a little too much time with the girl. He was fond of her, but he was afraid if she spent all her time with him, she'd develop a crush. And he really wasn't in that sort of position to let her down if she did. He couldn't hurt her feelings.

Staying quiet, he followed her through the street.


~*~*~*~

Irial and Rhea headed back out into the street and he turned to her, quiet. He waited until she'd gotten fully out of the packed pub until speaking.

"It's getting crowded," he said quietly. "Do you want to save the rest of Hogsmeade for a different weekend? We don't have to see it all today." Anyone could tell that he was growing rather sick of the crowds and noise. He was glad however, that he'd gone with Rhea.

He placed the bags on the ground and waited for Rhea's response.

Rhea nodded in response to him.
"Yeah, I'm actually getting tired of squeezing through crowds and the noise and all." She stretched then smiled.
"I had a great time down here today Iri," she said sincerely.
"I don't think I would have had much fun, coming down here with anyone else." She reached for a bag at his feet and took it up.
"Let me help you with these," she said walking off.
" The lake is probably empty. The sunset would look really nice down there," she suggested. Her voice was now quiet as she relaxed her mind and reflected on the day.

Irial nodded, agreeing. "I did too," he said smiling faintly at her. "I really had a good time today. I'm glad we met up." He did still feel bad that he hadn't known she was waiting for him specifically. He watched as she took a bag, and he bent down and took the rest of the bags.

"The lake sounds good," he spoke quietly. The sunset sounded like a good idea, and a good end to a nice day. "Shall we get going, or is there anywhere else you'd like to go?"

Diego...Diego Gonzalez?? Ooh, man. He remembered that song since was a child. Her mother would go crazy listening to that song, and make him dance along with her.

"...tu forma de ser...de niña y mujer..." Emiliano sang along with Karma, then hum the tone for a while, holding her hand and ready to dance along, just as he knew it would please her.

"You know, it's been about...five or six years I last listened to that song." He commented to her in a laugh.

GASP. Emiliano knew the song. And he was a good singer, too. She didn't expect that, but then remembered that they had once had a music session in the Room of Requirement last year. He could play the guitar, which was awesome.

Karma held onto Em's hand as she walked along the stone edge, skipping slightly. She knew she wouldn't fall, unless she really misstepped or something. Which, on too much sugar, was likely.

"I loooove that song," she said. "I remember hearing it while I was in Spain."

She turned to look at Em for a moment, when realized he was the perfect height for something. Hehe.

"Hey Saenz," she said, and stopped. "Wanna give me a piggyback ride?"

She was happy. Happier than ever. Walking on the street with Fyo by her side, she beamed for obvious reason. He was smart, clever and most importantly her Lion. HER LION. The thought itself brought a wide smile on her face.

Alice turned to him, fighting with the urge of run a hand into his messy but attractive hair, she asked, "Do you know where the Candy shop is?"

Fyo felt.. warm.

The flavour of the ice-cream sundae - the chocolate ice-cream sundae, correction there. Because sundaes just didn't taste so good if they weren't chocolate. LOTTTS of chocolate - was still strong in his mouth, and he was glad he was with Lissy.

Really, REALLY glad.

Because, you know what?

He really loved this girl.

The candy shop? Had he said something about the candy shop? He must have, because Fyo vaguely remembered something of that sort, even though he wasn't so sure now. And his eyes were travelling down her hair. It was such pretty, hair. He wanted to.. to..

"The candy shop is here," he said.

And without even realizing it, he kissed her.

- Full on the lips.

Piper had been happy, it was the first time in over a week she had been out of the castle, due to a particularly nasty virus that she had been fighting off.
She was glad of the sunshine, and just walking around,she was hoping that maybe Em was out here, and she would be able to see him.. that thought cheered her considerably, until she rounded a corner.. and there he was... hand in hand with Karma...

Piper felt as if the world had come to a complete and total stop, all she could hear was her own heart beating, and all she could see was the boy she liked hand in hand with his.. good friend... She could feel tears coming to her eyes, but she struggled to hold them back. There were not that many people on the street, they would be sure to see her...

Dear Merlin, please let me keep it together... She thought as she walked closer to the two.. She felt as if her heart had been ripped out of her chest and shattered on the ground, but her face showed none of that. She was in fact, smiling...

Her long black hair was in a ponytail, and her violet button down short sleeve shirt and jeans looked pretty good, she was still dreadfully pale, from her stint in the hospital wing, but at least she was smiling, despite the fact that she felt like she was going to die inside...

"Hello Em, Hello Karma, how are you today?" She asked with a smile as she looked at the two people who had just smashed her heart into pieces, I'm not going to cry.. I'm not going to cry... She repeated in her head... As she tried hard to hold back the tears she knew were going to come..

She knew she just couldn't stay there, she was going to burst into tears at any time.. so before things could get awkward, or Em could start to feel bad or Karma could get angry, or herself burst into tears..
"Well, I hope you two have a good day.." She said in her soft, quiet, gentle voice. " I'll see you around Emiliano.." She smiled at Em and then at Karma, and then... took off, only letting the tears fall when she had passed them..I thought you said you would always be there for me Em, not be the one to always break my heart...

Alice was looking around, to find out the Candy shop. Where it was?! She blinked since she was new but didnt worry much since she was with Fyo. He knew everything. A boy thing.

She chuckled. Stealing a gaze from him, she smiled warmly.

And she turned her head to him as he spoke. Mmm..she felt something soft against her lips. What was that?! All she could see was his face, very close to him, his eyes looking deep into her eyes.

He kissed her. Lalalala.. he kissed her. HE KISSED her.

Her eyes closed voluntarily and her lips forgot how to react. It was amazing. As if she was in heaven. She felt her head was swimming in excitement, happyness. Fyo. Fyo was the only one word all she could remember at that time. Woot!

He was a Candy factory!

It was like heaven.

Like.... like.... like.... Oh forget what it was like, who cared what it was like? Fyo just knew it was better than the chocolate ice-cream sundae, better than anything that had happened all day - or all week, for that matter - long.

He pulled away, breathless and at an absolute loss for words. He hadn't wanted to let go, if truth be told; but there were people all around, and he wasn't this - err - bold by nature. He held both her hands for a moment, then said,

"I love you, Lissy."

How many times had he repeated those four words to himself, over and over again? But he hadn't said them out loud before, no. And now they felt good, so very good. And he wanted to say them again. And again. And again.

Pretty much forever.

He tasted better than anything she had ever experienced. She moaned against his mouth and nearly lost all her control.

Oh god the things this boy did to me.

She couldn't quite think properly. Oh wow! She had never had this much trouble thinking. She kept closed her eyes to steady her heart beat. When she was about to kiss him back, he pulled away, breathing.

She too. Breathing heavily. Blushing deep. And then he told her the world's most prescious Four words. I Love You Lissy.

He loves me. Fyo loves me. Alice had to repeat the words again and again to memorize. It was true. No dream and all. She reached him, put her arms around his neck, "I Love You Fyo!" she said aloud as she hugged him.

Yaay!

What had he done?

It was only after everything was pretty much over that Fyo realized exactly what he had done. And now? Now what? What if she said something he didn't want to hear? Like... how she did not appreciate what he had done? Or -

She loved him?

Fyo's eyes widened at her words. Whoa. This was.... This was.... This was AWESOME, people, AWESOME, I tell ya! Gosh, he loved this girl! A small smile crept up Fyo's face, and then he was suddenly grinning down at her like mad.

"We were going to the candy shop, I think," he said, struggling not to sound all breathless and swept away. Which he sounded, anyway.

Oh my. Chocolate. Grace's eyes, which were longing for chocolate as much as her stomach did, immediately saw them. Her eyes stayed on chocolate in Lyra's bag for too long, but Lyra offered her just ice, so she took one and tore her her eyes off the chocolate. It'd been a week! "Oh yes, it's pretty." she muttered, still thinking the chocolate. She watched Lyra's spell with curious eyes and bursted into laughters when it hit to a woman. When she could finally stop, she managed to say "Yeah yeah, it's cool." She wanted to try too. She looked around to choose a victim.

"My mother used to play the song, the whole CD...every once in a while when we were young. Diana became quite a big fan of him as well." Emiliano told Karma with a chuckle, then a shiver. It was like...her mother being fanatized by Elvis Presley.

Emiliano looked at Karma. Akwardly, he said yes. "Are you sure...I mean, I could have weak legs and we both might fall into the ground..." He tried to give excuses, but he was sure they didn't work. "Fine...go ahead..." And he got ready to give the ride, just then...she saw Piper. AWw...man!

"Piper..." Emiliano said, ready to follow her yet not going to leave Karma. "I told you, I need a day with her. We are just friends and you know my feelings...towards you." He said to her, once getting hold of her hand, a few meters away from Karma.

"And I have a surprise for you." He warned, then gave her a wide smile. Yes, some of the candies were for this gift for her birthday. By then, he didn't know what to do, he wanted to stay with Karma the whole day, talk to her about what was supposed to be talked that day and share a few laughs along. But at the same time, he wanted to go with Piper and calm her...

OH SWEET! He just said yes! YIPPEEE! Do not eat candy then eat a sugar quill. Bad bad bad bad baaaaaaaaaad.

"Pfftttt, don't worry," she said, putting her bag on her arm. "I'm not that heavy, I don't think. And you're strong. I belieeeeve in you."

She put her hands on Em's shoulders, and began to get ready to jump on his back. Considering she was already up eye to eye, it was going to be easier.

Prepare to jump -- aaaand --

STOP. WOAH. Everything came to a screeching halt at the sight Karma saw unfolding with this girl. This girl was coming straight towards and it was --

"Piper," Karma half growled.

Karma jumped down from the stone edge of the street and folded her arms. It took everything inside of that 5' 2" body to NOT jump at Piper and claw her eyes out. No, not because she was jealous - but because this was HER day with Emiliano. Her best friend, 'liiiike totally BFF' if you may. NOT PIPER'S. Rawr.

This was not going to go down well.

She stuck the quill in her mouth again while they talked to refrain herself from speaking. That would just be rude, and that wasn't called for yet. Yet. Give it time. Ohh, all the things she could say to Piper right now. There was one thing that Karma wasn't going to do - and that was leave. Nope. Staying here. Nope. Nuh uh.

When all was said and done --

"REALLY Piper," Karma said, pulling the quill from her mouth. "I mean REALLY?! What is wrong with you? HE LIKES YOU, NOT ME. Today was supposed to be MY day with him, and here you come, strutting your little Gryffie attitude, thinking you're 'da BOMB, yo'. I've kept quiet for SOOOOOO long now about how much I dislike you, simply for this reason. Your jealousy and emotions are getting in the way of Saenz's and mine friendship. How many times does he have to tell you that he and I are just FRIENDS?!"

Deep breath. Deeeep breath - SUGAR!

"Seriously! I mean, what is it going to take for you to understand? I'm sick of your little drama queen antics just because you can't get through your head that Saenz and I are JUST FRIENDS. You keep waltzing in on something and taking it the absolute wrong way possible. I'm tired of it. And if you can't get over that he and I are FRIENDS, then you really need to just leave."

AIR. Air was soo good to breathe in now after her rant.

"I'm sorry, Em. I'm just sick of this. If she's going to keep acting like this - she's not good for you." Karma said, shrugging her shoulders.

Piper just stood there as Karma ranted at her, tears were filling her eyes once again as she just stood there quietly by Emiliano, who was handing her something...No one had told her it was their day.. and now she felt terrible, she wanted to sink into the ground and be one with the dirt at the moment...

"I... I didn't know..." Piper stated softly, as she first turned to Emiliano and then to Karma, "I just got out of the hospital wing...I was just going for a walk, I didn't know you guys would be here.. Honestly!" Piper said in a quavering voice, she felt like she was going to fall over, she never did well when she was being yelled at.. and now this... Piper was more hurt than words could say... But she wasn't going to get angry... not even at the girl who was unleashing all of her fury on her..

Piper turned to look at Karma, immensely hurt by her words, " I'm sorry you dislike me, and that you think I was strutting, I honestly don't think I've have ever strutted in my life... but I honestly had no idea that you two were here, and I don't think that I am.."da bomb" As you put it, I was just out for a walk, trying to regain my strength from my virus.."

Piper took a breath, and she was trying hard not to cry, oh dear merlin it was too late for that... she was already bawling.. " Karma, I know he likes me, but I also know that he used to like you, and well, you are a very beautiful girl..I suppose I can not help but be jealous of you and Em.. I am sorry about that.."

She was quiet for a moment, before speaking once more, still crying.. " You are right, I have been acting like a jealous idiot, and you are right once more, you and Emiliano both don't deserve that.. I am.. really very sorry.." She said softly...

"I'll let you guys get back to your day, I honestly did not know that this was your day...I'm sorry again.." Piper said in a soft voice... Really, I am truly sorry... I didn't know... She turned and walked away from them....

Lyra noticed that Grace was staring at her bag, her chocolate in fact. Sighing a little, Lyra shrugged her shoulders and gave her a chocolate frog "if you get a allergic reaction we go straight to the castle and find the healer" she warned her and gave a concern look , yes a Slytherin that cares, the thought scared her a little "unless you still have that potion i gave to you on the train" and she silently prayed that she had. She didn't want to leave Hogsmeade just yet. Lyra burst out laughing too when she heard Grace laughing and waited eagerly when she choose her 'victim' to use the Disarming Charm.

It was all happened so quickly. As they were came to know about each other, suddenly they declared their love. Expressed their desire. And Immersing themselves in each other's embrace. So Cute na?! Yes It Is.

Alice pulled away after she believed that she could able to move her tongue to talk. But Ha.. She was too happy to see his face, too excited to speak anything.

"Yeah." She breathed, "But I got my Sweet Candy already," she giggled and started to run on the street. She felt like flying over the clouds. She felt like a bird. A thirteen year old girl's life had been changed. So sweetly.

And suddenly, she was running all over the place. Fyo leaned against the dusty-feeling, dusty-tasting, brick-stone-like wall behind him, laughing. She looked like a colourful butterfly, you know, sorta fast and all pretty.

"You need to decide whether I'm your Candy Factory or your Lion Boy, Miss Butterfly," he told her, grinning as he straightened up and pulled her over. "And if you really don't want to go to Honeydukes, tell me where you do want to go. Because we can't stand here forever," he added, brushing a strand of stay hair off her face.

She was jumping and twirling all over the crowded street. Who cared the crowd! It was like a dream. She felt like a princess in a fairy tale. And the Prince. Where is her Prince?! She spinned around, wanting to see his face, wanting to hug him, wanting to Kiss him again. Really.

And without giving much space, she was pulled over. Which gave her a great opportunity to lean on him. To lean on her Prince. Prince Fyo. It sounds great. Yay.

"Mmm..You're my Sweet Lion Candy," she giggled, playing with his shirt buttons as he asked her to decide where to go next. To the Moon? How about the Moon?! "Anywhere you like Prince Fyo," she said, blushing deeply.

Sweet Lion Candy?

Niiice. Fyo grinned, his arm around her waist. And Prince Fyo.. She knew how to name him catchy, he had to give her credit for that. Because Prince Fyo sounded...

Absolutely royal, duuude!

"That sounds really royal, Butterfly," he told her laughingly, gently linking their hands once more. "And you might have found your share of candy, but I need to fill up my stock from Honeydukes. Because I need to send some home, and I can't pack you up and parcel you to my mum."

Well, he could, but he wanted to keep her.

Here. With him. Hehehe.

Butterfly. She had a new name now. Well..only for HIM. She was his butterfly. Haha. He was so imaginative always. She couldnt control her happy emotions. And he liked his new name too.

Prince Fyo. PRINCE FYO!!!

"I know my Sweety Lion Candy. You look Royal sans the sword, " she gently poked his nose playfully. Then he said he wanted to send sweets to his home. Quite genuine. Alice nodded, "Yeah. So Dont pack me up. I wanted tobe with you forever." Forever. She wondered how come she came up with these kind of words. Impressive.

"I look royal because I'm with you," Fyo said playfully as, her hand warm and safe in his own, he guided her towards Honeydukes. "So don't you dare leave me. Mmkay?"

And mmkay was right. He couldn't even think of leaving her - EVER - so he hoped she didn't - EVER - either.